Roochnik, who is teaching Arabic this academic year for the
Department of Near Eastern Studies
, is also, in his free time, a teacher of the Transcendental Meditation technique. He was trained in 1975 by TM founder Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.

The lecture will explore the peer-reviewed scientific research that has been carried out on the TM technique in the areas of increased intelligence, faster problem solving, improved health and the quelling of violence in war-torn areas. For more information, call 258-1296.